1. Seminar in Social Psychology
(1 page NOT INCLUDING TITLE PAGE OR REFERENCE PAGE) (APA citation) (in-text citation are a must) (No plagiarism)
Article to Review: Dijksterhuis, A., & Nordgren, L. F. (2006). A theory of unconscious thought. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 1, 95-109
Critical Review of a Journal Article (Due Weeks 2, 4, 6 | 15 possible points; averaged across the three assignments)
Note: You will review 1 journal article for each of the 3 reviews
Context:
One key outcome of this course is to provide you with the skills to analyze different research articles.
Instructions:
For this assignment, you will write 1 critical review of a journal articles listed in your assigned readings. Each review will be based on a journal article of your choosing, from our list of course readings (available in eReserves).
Each review should be 2-3 pages long – not including cover page and references – in APA format. Answer each of the elements listed below in a separate paragraph. That is, you do not need to weave all elements together into a seamless paper. The papers will be graded in the usual way for content and format. Each of your critical reviews should address the following 9 elements:
- Provide the full APA style citation for your article
- Brief note about each author (e.g., where they work and what they study). If there are more than three authors, just include the first three.
- List the researchers’ hypotheses.
- Describe the study design (e.g., correlational study, observational study, randomized controlled trial, etc). This can be tough. Refer to your textbook and feel free to ask questions of your classmates.
- What were the independent and dependent variables? How were each measured?
- What were the main results or findings?
- How do you think this study impacts our understanding of humans and human behavior?
- Make one connection between this study and your personal or professional life.
2. Writing Rhetoric
(700 words) (APA format) (in-text citations are a must) (No Plagiarism) (No Use of Artificial Intelligence) (The Craft and Annotated Bibliography rubrics are attached)
Description: In this writing assignment, youll choose one of the prompts below to respond to, based on your MA concentration or MFA specialization. The and rubrics will be used.
Text to use for annotated Bibliography: Kincaid, Jamaica. On Seeing England for the First Time. The Broadview Anthology of Expository Prose, edited by Laura Buzzard, Don LePan, Nora Ruddock, and Alexandria Stuart, 3rd ed., Broadview Press, 2016, pp. 419-428.
Literature: Annotated Bibliography (3 single-spaced paragraphs /700 words total). Choose the Broadview reading Kincaid for this week and write an annotation that includes three short paragraphs: a summary of the text and assessment of the discourse community (audience); a brief craft analysis of the texts thematic concerns and/or generic elements (plot, character development, setting, etc.) in relation to any aspect of Vivian Gornick’s introduction to The Situation and the Story; and a reflection on any aspect of Kincaid, as it applies to your own critical thinking.
